Places - Page 6

During a cross country flight, take a look out the window. What do you see? Lots of open space and small towns, each with its own story and unique people. If you need a new place to explorer on your next vacation, try some of the places American Profile has visited.

New Deal Town

by Stuart Englert

first appeared: 6/24/2007

Home to Hallowed Ground

by Stuart Englert

Roy Frampton bends down to plant a small American flag in the ground at Gettysburg National Cemetery in Gettysburg, Pa.

first appeared: 6/17/2007

Telling the Story of Bluegrass

by Kay West

Opening the front door of the International Bluegrass Music Museum in Owensboro, Ky. (pop. 54,067), is like lifting the lid of a music box.

first appeared: 6/3/2007

Where Kolach is King

by Curt Arens

Come early-June, Pete and Mary Pavlik can be found at their bakery in Verdigre, Neb. (pop. 486), working around the clock to make more than 6,000 kolaches

first appeared: 5/28/2007

Remembering John Wayne

by Lisa Lavia Ryan

Years before Marion Robert Morrison became actor John Wayne, he already had a claim to fame in his hometown of Winterset, Iowa.

first appeared: 5/20/2007

Flea Markets

by Marti Attoun

Lugging two old wooden ironing boards, Cheryl Bell trudges toward her truck at First Monday Trade Days in Canton, Texas. Her face is flushed and the boards keep slipping, but she’s smiling.

first appeared: 5/20/2007

Friendliest Town on the Trail

by Stuart Englert

A weary hiker limps into Mount Rogers Outfitters in Damascus, Va., and heads straight for the shoe department. The hiker's feet are aching after a six-week, 450-mile trek on the Appalachian Trail.

first appeared: 5/13/2007

Rediscovering Jamestown

by Stuart Englert

first appeared: 4/22/2007

Birthplace of a Revolution

by Sean Conneely

Just before daybreak in mid-April, the lonely clang of a bell echoes through Lexington, Mass.

first appeared: 3/25/2007

A Wee Bit of Ireland

by Lori Erickson

For the postmaster of St. Patrick, Mo. (pop. 19), March brings spring rains, blooming flowers and mailbags overflowing with letters.

first appeared: 3/11/2007

Mardi Gras de Mamou

by Stuart Englert

A dozen young men in colorful costumes chase a chicken across a soggy rice field in Mamou, La. (pop. 3,566), continuing a Mardi Gras tradition that’s been celebrated for generations in Cajun country.

first appeared: 2/11/2007

Little House Big Heart

by Deborah Lynn Black

For the past 33 years, the Kevin Guest House in Buffalo, N.Y., has been known as “the little house with the big heart.”

first appeared: 1/21/2007

Barber Shops

by Marti Attoun

first appeared: 1/21/2007

Parading a Horse-Drawn Christmas

by Lori B. Murray

Young girls dressed as Santa's elves hand out candy canes, Christmas carols blare from loudspeakers and spectators scurry to secure a good spot as America's largest horse-drawn carriage parade gets under way in downtown Lebanon, Ohio.

first appeared: 11/19/2006

Spreading Barn Quilts

by Melody Warnick

first appeared: 11/5/2006

What Makes Your Hometown Great?

When American Profile posed this question to readers, responses brimming with passion and pride poured in from across the nation.

first appeared: 10/22/2006

Jack-O'-Lantern Jubilation

by Phyllis Edgerly Ring

As dusk falls, a wondrous sight illuminates downtown Keene, N.H., as more than 22,000 glowing and grinning jack-o’-lanterns welcome 50,000 people to the annual Keene Pumpkin Festival.

first appeared: 10/15/2006

Trekking The Triple Crown

by Steve Stuebner

Richard Larson thought he’d seen nearly all the obstacles possible when he hiked the 2,175-mile Appalachian Trail in 2004 and the 2,650-mile Pacific Crest Trail in 2005.

first appeared: 10/8/2006

Wild about Waterfowl

by Stuart Englert

After the rice fields are harvested and millions of ducks begin their annual migration south along the Mississippi River flyway, John Stephens can be found sitting in a camouflaged blind

first appeared: 10/8/2006

Fayette County's Freefall Fest

by Richard McVey

first appeared: 10/1/2006

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